Photos, videos, and text may not be reproduced without the written consent of Judy Wright.Backyard chickens are pretty easy to care for on any homestead, but just like other animals they can fall ill sometimes. If you do sign-up, press “confirm” on the follow-up letter sent to your email address. If you enjoyed this post, sign up to become a follower.
CHICKEN CACKLING HOW TO
How to Tell If an Egg Is Fresh or Hard-Boiledįollow Judy’s Chickens on Instagram and Pinterest JudysChickens. Watch this episode of Nashville Public Television’s Volunteer Gardener: Thinking about keeping chickens in your backyard?
He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. The rooster may crow, but the hen delivers the eggs Which came first, the chicken or the egg? (Corabel Shofner created the plate!)ĭon’t count your chickens before they hatchĪ chicken in every pot (suggestive of prosperity)
Rubber chicken circuit (a monotonous round of dinners) That’s chicken feed (insignificant or cheap) She’s no spring chicken (baby chicks hatch in spring) Henhouse syndrome (when predators kill more than they need) Hen Chicks (Hat tip to writer, Carrington Fox, for our group’s name and the word “Hensplaining!)Ĭoming home to roost (come home to deal with the consequences)īroody (when a hen sits on a clutch of eggs and does nothing else for days)įox guarding a henhouse (an action that invites disaster)įeather one’s nest (broody hens pluck their own feathers to soften their nest) Playing chicken (often dangerous, it’s a challenge of who will give in first) Scarce as hen’s teeth (hens don’t have teeth) Stop cackling (the raucous noise a hen makes after laying an egg)īad or rotten egg (one rotten egg can spoil the batter) Run around like a chicken with its head cut off Pecking order (social hierarchy based on who has access to good things first) My husband and I have been adding to it for years. My friend Joanne Knight sent me these photos of her grandparents’ backyard chicken coop and flock during WW2.Ībout ten years ago, songwriter and mindfulness educator, Ginger Sands, sent me a list of chicken idioms. Using chicken idioms became a colorful way to describe human behavior and teach life lessons. Chickens are fun to watch and have about ten behaviors they repeat daily. How have chicken idioms become such a widespread reflection of everyday moments of craziness, hardship, joy, and humor? Although backyard chicken husbandry has been around for centuries, it took a giant leap forward during WWI and WW2 when the Department of Agriculture asked Americans to keep two hens per household member per family as a civic duty.Ĭitizens responded, and suddenly, grandmothers around the country were telling their grandchildren to stop all that cackling and get to sleep or to not count their chickens before they hatch. While I might wish to wring a few necks down at the State House, I’ve opted instead to shake some tail feathers and head on downtown with my birds of a feather mom-friends to ruffle a few feathers (non-violent protests) and hopefully assuage my feelings of intense grief, anger, and disbelief over the events of the last few weeks here in Nashville. This Mother Hen whose children have flown the coop has been madder than a wet hen lately.
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